The federal government has approved the upward review of hazard allowance for non-hospital-based health professionals to boost effective and efficient service delivery in the country.
The government made this known in a circular dated July 26, 2023, and signed by the chairman and chief executive officer of the National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta.
The circular entitled: ‘Review of hazard allowance for non-hospital-based agencies on the consolidated medical salary structure and the consolidated health salary structure’ reads “Further to our circular No. SWC/S/04/S.218/II/405 dated December 22, 2021, the federal government has approved the upward review of hazard allowance applicable to non-hospital based health professionals in the federal public service from N5,000 to N10,000.
“Also, health professionals on CONHESS from grade level six to 15 will henceforth get N18,000 instead of N10,000.”
Similarly, the allowance for health workers from grade level one to 10 on the consolidated medical salary structure was reviewed upward from N10,000 to N18,000.
The non-hospital-based agencies include the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, the National Health Insurance Authority, The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, among others.
